When oil prices fluctuate globally, the BAF is imposed to basic ocean freight to stabilize the cost of freight. BAF has derived from the term bunker (fuel storage containers). Such surcharge is added up on the ocean freight by shipping companies to supplement fuel factor costs and termed as BAF.
Popular Answers. 1  A phase, or state of matter, is a domain within a many-body system within which relevant physical properties are uniform. Relevant properties may include chemical composition, stoichiometry, and density, which do not reflect how the components are arranged in space.
Noun. 1. phase of the moon-a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance. phase - (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); the full phase of the moon.alf-moon-the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated. full, full moon, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moon-the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; the moon is at the full.